The diversity and inclusion of the Latinx community within high school band curricula
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Date
2019-03
Authors
Finlayson, Marissa
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University of Oregon
Abstract
The purpose of this capstone project was to examine the extent of the diversity and inclusion of the Latinx community within a California high school band curriculum. The diversity and representation of the Latinx community was examined through the relationship between this community and the repertoire available for high school bands. Within this capstone project, there were three mini projects that were utilized to explore the extent of the diversity and inclusion of the Latinx community within a high school band curriculum. The first mini project was a content analysis to determine if there was an increase in listed compositions for high school bands within the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series (1997-2017), volumes one through 11, and grade levels three through five that hold representation and/or identity within the Latinx community. The third mini project consisted of instructional strategies developed for educators based upon selected pieces from the first mini project that were identified as holding representation and/or identity within the Latinx community, Within each of the four compositions utilized for this project, cultural identity and representation within each composition were discussed along with their relationship to the Latinx community. National Core Arts Standards and the California State Standards for Music Education were identified for each of the compositions. Identified Latinx elements were then discussed in relationship to the standards.
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95 pages
Keywords
Music education, Latinx representation